1
Open YaST Control Center and choose Network Services > FTP Server or run the
yast2 ftp-server command as root.
2
If there is not any FTP server installed in your system, you will be asked which
server to install when the YaST FTP Server module starts. Choose a server (vsftpd
is the standard server for openSUSE) and conrm the dialog. If there are two servers
installed, choose the preferred server and click OK.
3
In the Start-Up dialog, congure the options for starting of the FTP server. For more
information, see Section 21.1, “Starting the FTP server” (page 404).
In the General dialog, congure FTP directories, welcome message, le creation
masks and various other parameters. For more information, see Section 21.2, “FTP
General Settings” (page 405).
In the Performance dialog, set the parameters that affect the load on the FTP server.
For more information, see Section 21.3, “FTP Performance Settings” (page 406).
In the Authentication dialog, set whether the FTP server should be available for
anonymous and/or authenticated users. For more information, see Section 21.4,
“Authentication” (page 406).
In the Expert Settings dialog, congure the operation mode of the FTP server, SSL
connections and rewall settings. For more information, see Section 21.5, “Expert
Settings” (page 407).
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Press Finish to save the congurations.
21.1 Starting the FTP server
In the Service Start frame of the FTP Start-Up dialog set the way the FTP server is
started up. You can choose between starting the server automatically during the system
boot and starting it manually. If the FTP server should be started only after an FTP
connection request, choose Via xinetd.
The current status of the FTP server is shown in the Switch On and Off frame of the
FTP Start-Up dialog. Start the FTP server by clicking Start FTP Now. To stop the
server, click Stop FTP Now. After having changed the settings of the server click Save
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